Homesick?

Today, I felt a bit homesick. The first three days here were so adventurous and full of excitement, but that feeling wore off today as soon as I started feeling sick.

I don't know if it's the breakfast I ate this morning, or if it's because I didn't each lunch and dinner (because I was already feeling sick), and had 2 coffees and 2 teas during our social mixer. Either way, I feel a bit like crap right now, and want to plop down on my bed and go to sleep.

I tried sleeping it off this afternoon, around 3 PM, but I had a lot on my mind and the traffic outside my window didn't really help either (there's so much honking downstairs... it's ridiculous). Plus, there's a middle school or high school next to our dorms, and I can hear the school bells go off once every half hour. It's 11:30 PM right now, and I just heard another bell go off (confused face).

I talked to my Mommy just now, and I told her how I was feeling, and she got worried. Now I know I shouldn't tell her these things haha, so she won't worry about me. Poor Mommy... I'm worried about her all by herself!

Anyway, tomorrow is our scavenger hunt. IES is going to drop us off in groups somewhere in Shanghai, and I guess we have to find our way back to the school? I'm not really sure what's going to happen, but I guess we'll see! I will leave you now with these pictures...


The cool table during faculty banquet last night


Some of the IES girls :)


Michelle & Wendy


At the Fudan mixer tonight--It also happened to be Taylor's birthday


Ava (a Fudan student I met tonight) and I at the mixer


Some other Fudan students we met at the mixer tonight. These kids are ridiculously intelligent!